UK new visa system favours highly skilled Indians |
UK`s Home Secretary Priti Patel on Wednesday announced the launch of the Britain`s new points-based visa system, aimed at attracting the "brightest and the best" from the world, including from India, and cutting down numbers of cheap, low-skilled workers coming to the Kingdom. The new system will come into force from January 1, 2021 at the end of the transition period after the UK`s exit from the European Union, which will formally end free movement of people within the economic bloc for the UK as a non-member. The new post-Brexit system, which will apply equally to the EU and non-EU countries like India, is based on assigning points for specific skills, qualifications, salaries and professions, with visas only awarded to those who gain enough points. Ms. Patel, who is in charge of the UK`s visa and immigration system. said that today is a historic moment for the whole country. We`re ending free movement, taking back control of our borders and delivering on the people`s priorities by introducing a new UK points-based immigration system, which will bring overall migration numbers down. She added, "We will attract the brightest and the best from around the globe, boosting the economy and our communities, and unleash this country`s full potential."
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